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Landslide

Beirut

RockEasy for beginners3 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G○○○
C×○○
Em○○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 3rd fret
               
 
Intro 
G   C   G   C 
Em  C   Em  C 
G   C   G   C 
Em  C   Em  C 
 
 
          G              C 
There's a landslide back on 
    G            C 
But I can't hold on 
         Em       C 
I should really behold 
         Em                 C 
What was washed clear, past on 
 
 
Verse: 1 
          G              C 
There's a landslide back on 
     G         C 
Only when I'm alone 
         Em        C 
Could we ever have known 
        Em           C 
How the ones would return 
 
 
Bridge 
G      C 
Oh, oh-I 
G              C 
  Oh oh-oh, oh-I 
Em             C 
  Oh oh-oh, oh-I 
Em             C 
  Oh oh-oh, oh-I 
 
 
Verse: 2 
          G              C 
There's a landslide back on 
     G               C 
No I can't let it go on 
      Em         C 
And I lay on the stone 
       Em             C 
And it keeps my heart warm 
 
       G      C 
If you ever return 
     G         C 
In a world overthrown 
          Em           C 
Don't you wait out the storm 
         Em             C 
Just put roots and move on 
 
 
 
          G              C 
There's a landslide back on 
    G            C 
But I can't hold on 
         Em       C 
I should really behold 
         Em                 C 
What was washed clear, past on 
 
 
Interlude 
G   C   G   C 
Em  C   Em  C 
 
 
Outro 
G      C 
Oh, oh-I 
G              C 
  Oh oh-oh, oh-I 
Em             C 
  Oh oh-oh, oh-I 
Em             C 
  Oh oh-oh, oh-I (da-da da da) 
 
G      C 
Oh, oh-I (da-da da da) 
G              C 
  Oh oh-oh, oh-I (da-da da da) 
Em             C 
  Oh oh-oh, oh-I (da-da da da) 
Em             C 
  Oh oh-oh, oh-I (da-da da da) 
 
G      C 
Oh, oh-I (da-da da da) 
G              C 
  Oh oh-oh, oh-I (da-da da da) 
Em             C 
  Oh oh-oh, oh-I (da-da da da) 
Em             C  G 
  Oh oh-oh, oh-I

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Chord set

G · C · Em

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.